Elishah

A man, in the time of the Patriarchs · Early Patriarch · named in 2 verses

Elishah was a son of Javan and great-grandson of Noah.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

The oldest of the four sons of Javan (Gen. 10:4), whose descendants peopled Greece. It has been supposed that Elishah's descendants peopled the Peloponnesus, which was known by the name of Elis. This may be meant by "the isles of Elishah" (Ezek. 27:7).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Javan

Siblings Dodanim, Tarshish, Kittim

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 10:4.

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Verses that name Elishah

Genesis 10:4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
1 Chronicles 1:7 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.